JGR Busch Series Race Report - Watkins Glen
Date: Aug. 11, 2007
Event: Zippo 200 at The Glen (Round 24 of 35)
Series: NASCAR Busch Series
Location: Watkins Glen (N.Y.) International (2.45-mile road course)
Winner: Kevin Harvick of Richard Childress Racing (Chevrolet)
JGR Finish: Brad Coleman (Started 12th, Finished 5th / Running, completed 82 of 82 laps)
Denny Hamlin (Started 10th, Finished 14th / Running, completed 82 of 82 laps)
Brad Coleman, driver of the No. 18 Carino’s Italian Grill Chevrolet, led the two-car Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) contingent at the Watkins Glen (N.Y.) International road course by finishing fifth in Saturday’s Zippo 200 at The Glen NASCAR Busch Series race. It was Coleman’s second career top-five finish in 14 starts and his second straight top-10, as the 19-year-old finished eighth last week at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve road course in Montreal.
Denny Hamlin, driver of the No. 20 Rockwell Automation Chevrolet for JGR, finished 14th. It was his 11th top-15 finish in the 13 Busch Series races he has competed in this season.
There were five caution periods for 11 laps, with seven drivers failing to finish the 82-lap race.
With 24 of 35 Busch Series races in the books, the No. 20 car is fourth in owner points, 344 points behind the leading No. 60 car of Roush Fenway Racing. The No. 18 car is 23rd in owner points, only 20 points outside the top-20.
Kevin Harvick scored his 31st career Busch Series victory by winning the Zippo 200 at The Glen, tying him with the legendary Jack Ingram for second on the all-time Busch Series winner’s list. Harvick’s Richard Childress Racing teammate Jeff Burton finished second, while Kurt Busch, Paul Menard and Coleman secured the rest of the top-five. Matt Kenseth, Bobby Labonte, Casey Mears, Ryan Newman and road racing specialist Andy Lally comprised the remainder of the top-10.
The next event on the Busch Series schedule is the Aug. 18 Carfax 250 at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn. The race starts at 3:30 p.m. EDT with live coverage provided by ESPN2 beginning with its pre-race show at 3 p.m.
